Hilary Duff covers Shape, wants primary physical custody of son Luca

Here is Hilary Duff’s new Shape Magazine cover. Shape Mag is already being accused of Photoshopping Hilary’s abs, but they look legit enough for me. I appreciate the fact that the magazine didn’t ‘Shop her into oblivion and she looks like herself. In the interview, she talks about diet and exercise, of course. Some highlights:

She hates diets: ”I’d rather have someone pull my fingernails off than hunker down and go on an actual diet. ‘I work out with weighted balls, battle ropes, and big rubber bands. ‘I do this think with a sledge-hammer where I swing it and hit a rubber block, and it gets out all of my aggressions. Everyone is like, ‘Uh-oh, Hilary’s got the hammer – get out of the way!”’

I like Hilary’s figure a lot – she looks realistic to me, like a woman who enjoys solid food and works hard at the gym. Now, can I feel Hilary’s THIRST from here? Always. But she’s pretty harmless.

Meanwhile, TMZ reports that Hilary’s ex-husband (estranged husband?) Mike Comrie is now fighting her for joint custody of their son Luca. Hilary and Mike split up a few years ago, but they genuinely seemed to be working on their marriage and on the cusp of reconciling when Comrie got drunk and offered to pay a random woman for sex. After that, Hilary and Mike split for good and Hilary filed for primary physical custody of Luca, with Comrie only getting “visitation.” TMZ says Comrie “responded to her divorce filing, and is demanding joint custody.” Apparently, they’ve worked out the financial part of their divorce per their prenup and the custody issue is the only sticking point. Hilary is allegedly “worried about Mike’s parenting due to his partying ways.”